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'''Krause's glands''' are small, mucous accessory [[lacrimal glands]] that are found underneath the [[eyelid]] where the upper and lower [[conjuctiva]]e meet.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Friedman|first1=Neil J.|last2=Kaiser|first2=Peter K.|title=Essentials of Ophthalmology|date=2007|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=1416029079|page=7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m-AMO4gkTtMC&dq=Krause%27s+glands+lacrimal&source=gbs_navlinks_s|accessdate=11 November 2017|language=en}}</ref> Their ducts unite into a rather long [[Sinus (anatomy)|sinus]] which open into the fornix conjunctiva. There are approximately forty Krause glands in the region of the upper eyelid, and around 6 to 8 in the region of the lower lid. The function of these glands are to produce [[tears]] which are secreted onto the surface of the conjuctiva. |
'''Krause's glands''' are small, mucous accessory [[lacrimal glands]] that are found underneath the [[eyelid]] where the upper and lower [[conjuctiva]]e meet.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Friedman|first1=Neil J.|last2=Kaiser|first2=Peter K.|title=Essentials of Ophthalmology|date=2007|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=1416029079|page=7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m-AMO4gkTtMC&dq=Krause%27s+glands+lacrimal&source=gbs_navlinks_s|accessdate=11 November 2017|language=en}}</ref> Their ducts unite into a rather long [[Sinus (anatomy)|sinus]] which open into the fornix conjunctiva.<ref name="lemp">{{cite book|last1=Lemp|first1=Michael A.|last2=Marquardt|first2=Rolf|title=The Dry Eye: A Comprehensive Guide|date=2013|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=9783642581304|page=58|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=safxCAAAQBAJ&dq=Krause%27s+glands+lacrimal&source=gbs_navlinks_s|accessdate=11 November 2017|language=en}}</ref> There are approximately forty Krause glands in the region of the upper eyelid, and around 6 to 8 in the region of the lower lid.<ref name="lemp" /> The function of these glands are to produce [[tears]] which are secreted onto the surface of the conjuctiva. |
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There are rare instances of [[tumor]]s associated with Krause's glands. They usually occur as retention [[cyst]]s in [[cicatrix|cicatricial]] conditions of the conjunctiva. Krause's glands are named after German [[anatomist]] [[Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause]] (1797–1868). |
There are rare instances of [[tumor]]s associated with Krause's glands. They usually occur as retention [[cyst]]s in [[cicatrix|cicatricial]] conditions of the conjunctiva. Krause's glands are named after German [[anatomist]] [[Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause]] (1797–1868). |
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Revision as of 20:19, 11 November 2017
Krause's glands are small, mucous accessory lacrimal glands that are found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conjuctivae meet.[1] Their ducts unite into a rather long sinus which open into the fornix conjunctiva.[2] There are approximately forty Krause glands in the region of the upper eyelid, and around 6 to 8 in the region of the lower lid.[2] The function of these glands are to produce tears which are secreted onto the surface of the conjuctiva.
There are rare instances of tumors associated with Krause's glands. They usually occur as retention cysts in cicatricial conditions of the conjunctiva. Krause's glands are named after German anatomist Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause (1797–1868).
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References
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- ^ Friedman, Neil J.; Kaiser, Peter K. (2007). Essentials of Ophthalmology. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 7. ISBN 1416029079. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b Lemp, Michael A.; Marquardt, Rolf (2013). The Dry Eye: A Comprehensive Guide. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 58. ISBN 9783642581304. Retrieved 11 November 2017.